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Grace ChristianLiberty Christian
Crusaders
75
Patriots
74

The Liberty Christian (Durham, NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Grace Christian (Sanford, NC) by a score of 75-74.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Grace Christian1620122775
Liberty Christian1514192674
Final score provided by J. Wilson.
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Game Stats

Grace Christian (21-22)

Liberty Christian (21-22)

Grace Christian

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals75
2Sawyer Elkins (Jr)3
3Jesse Mitchell (Sr)30
11Landon Wester (Jr)6
12Ma'kyi Butler (Jr)20
15Kaleb Smith (So)2
23Sayvion Ellis (Sr)9
33Derius Hodges (Jr)2
40Giulio Cian (Sr)3
Liberty Christian

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals7424
0Torey Alston (Jr)4113
4Angel Pietri (Sr)2
5Luke Green (Sr)62
13Jacques Peaks (Sr)145
50Noah Stanley (Sr)114
Grace Christian

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals75
2Sawyer Elkins (Jr)3
3Jesse Mitchell (Sr)30
11Landon Wester (Jr)6
12Ma'kyi Butler (Jr)20
15Kaleb Smith (So)2
23Sayvion Ellis (Sr)9
33Derius Hodges (Jr)2
40Giulio Cian (Sr)3
Liberty Christian

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals7462018
0Torey Alston (Jr)4121311
4Angel Pietri (Sr)22
5Luke Green (Sr)62
13Jacques Peaks (Sr)14223
50Noah Stanley (Sr)1134
Grace Christian

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals75
2Sawyer Elkins (Jr)3
3Jesse Mitchell (Sr)30
11Landon Wester (Jr)6
12Ma'kyi Butler (Jr)20
15Kaleb Smith (So)2
23Sayvion Ellis (Sr)9
33Derius Hodges (Jr)2
40Giulio Cian (Sr)3
Liberty Christian

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals743011104
0Torey Alston (Jr)4112313
4Angel Pietri (Sr)212
5Luke Green (Sr)6131
10Ross Shambley (Sr)14
12David McBride (Sr)2
13Jacques Peaks (Sr)148421
50Noah Stanley (Sr)1151

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Grace Christian edges Liberty Christian

February 3, 2022: Durham, NC 27705

The Grace Christian Crusaders (Sanford, NC) basketball nipped the host Liberty Christian Patriots (Durham, NC), 75-74 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Crusaders (24-4) will now prepare for their test against Crossroads Christian (Henderson, NC). The Colts go into the non-league test with a 17-6 record. In their last test, Crossroads Christian got by Lee Christian (Sanford, NC), 93-45, in a league test.

The Patriots now own a 13-5 record. They play next when they host Christ Covenant for a North Carolina Christian - 2A South test on Friday, February 4. Liberty Christian will encounter a Spartan squad coming off a 41-40 league win over Trinity Christian (Greenville, NC). The Spartan record now stands at 5-12.

Players of the Game

Grace Christian (21-22)

Grace Christian has not selected any Players of the Game.

Liberty Christian (21-22)

Congratulations to #0 Torey Alston for being selected the Liberty Christian Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Grace Christian (21-22)

NCClass
923
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
27-55-018-38-11-1.8441.0002,5391,727

Liberty Christian (21-22)

NC
162
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
20-76-26-27-27-3.741.7501,8061,348

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Grace Christian		19.520.219.619.579.3
Liberty Christian		18.318.014.514.566.9

Team Stat Comparison

Grace ChristianLiberty Christian
78.9Points Per Game51.0
23.2Rebounds Per Game29.4
11.4Assists Per Game10.9
7.6Steals Per Game8.6
1.6Blocks Per Game4.1

Team Leaders

Grace ChristianLiberty ChristianNational Avg.
#12 Ma'kyi Butler22.5Points Per Game#0 Torey Alston24.34.9
#12 Ma'kyi Butler4.5Rebounds Per Game#0 Torey Alston13.52.6
#23 Sayvion Ellis2.8Assists Per Game#13 Jacques Peaks3.81.0
#3 Jesse Mitchell1.7Steals Per Game#13 Jacques Peaks2.40.8
#12 Ma'kyi Butler0.6Blocks Per Game#0 Torey Alston3.50.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Grace Christian1-1Liberty Christian0-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/7/21Mount Zion Christian AcademyGrace Christian(W) 64-561/24/22Mount Zion Christian AcademyLiberty Christian(L) 90-50
12/22/21Mount Zion Christian AcademyGrace Christian(L) 85-64

Record Breakdown

Grace Christian (21-22)

Liberty Christian (21-22)
27-5
Overall
20-7
5-0
League
6-2
16-2
Non-League
5-2
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
1-1
Common Opponent
0-1
18-3
Home
6-2
8-1
Away
7-2
1-1
Neutral
7-3
1-1
Playoff
0-0
26-4
In-State
13-4
1-1
Out-of-State
5-2